PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bill Jr (ranked 1469 p4p, 1267 weight class) and Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 142 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bill Jr
vs
Yamamoto

168 cm
26
140
6 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
150
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Conviction
Dangerous Nutrition

NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Bill Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Bill Jr pushes him off.
Bill Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlier Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.

Bill Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Bill Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bill Jr working aggressively here.
Bill Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Bill Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bill Jr's brow.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Bill Jr avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bill Jr's brow.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bill Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bill Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Bill Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bill Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Bill Jr blocks it.
Bill Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Bill Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Bill Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Bill Jr 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bill Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Bill Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Bill Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bill Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bill Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bill Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Bill Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bill Jr.
Bill Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Bill Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Bill Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bill Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Bill Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Bill Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Dan Bill Jr has been cut.
Bill Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Bill Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bill Jr.
Bill Jr working aggressively here.
Bill Jr working aggressively here.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Bill Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Bill Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bill Jr's brow.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bill Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bill Jr dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Bill Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Bill Jr misses with the head strike.
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bill Jr controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bill Jr.
Bill Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Bill Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Bill Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Bill Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bill Jr scores with a shot to the side of Yamamoto's head.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Bill Jr blocks it.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Bill Jr controls the action.
Bill Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bill Jr.
Bill Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Bill Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Bill Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bill Jr misses with the head strike.
Bill Jr avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
Bill Jr lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamamoto pushes Bill Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.
Bill Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bill Jr working aggressively here.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Bill Jr avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
Bill Jr misses with the head strike.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Bill Jr blocks it.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bill Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bill Jr avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Bill Jr 's eye.

Bill Jr is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh Bill Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bill Jr blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bill Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Bill Jr shrugs off.
Yamamoto pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Bill Jr! Yamamoto unloads with more strikes and Bill Jr sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rogerio Yamamoto!
Rogerio Yamamoto is the new featherweight champion!